Globalstar is closer to opening its Sebring, Florida Gateway
April 21, 2005 Globalstar has filed an application with the (FCC) U.S. Federal Communication Commission for the permission and authority to operate the Globalstar Gateway located at Sebring, Florida. This Gateway in South Florida is planned to be fully operational by the summer of 2005. Once this Gateway is operational it will greatly improve the Globalstar satellite phone service in this area particularly at sea. This area will include the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic Ocean. There have been certain areas in the Caribbean that have been on the fringes of Globalstar’s North American coverage, particularly at sea.There are four Globalstar Gateways that currently cover the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean. There is one in Eastern Canada and one in Western Canada. There is a Gateway in Clifton, TX as well as a gateway in Puerto Rico which serves the majority of the Caribbean. Each Globalstar gateway has a service radius of about 1,500 miles which provides voice, fax and data service to Globalstar customers. The demand for Globalstar satellite service in the southeastern United States and northern Caribbean continues to grow beyond projections. With the addition of this fifth Globalstar Gateway in Sebring, Florida will not only enhance coverage for Globalstar customers it will insure customers will continue to receive the best voice clarity and reliable service which Globalstar has been know to provide it subscribers.
With additional services like fax and enhanced data Globalstar has experience an increase in the demand from both recreational and commercial customers in the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Customers which include the oil and gas industry as well as fishing and pleasure boating has realized there is now available a inexpensive simple to use hand held satellite phone the gives coverage virtually everywhere including at sea.
Over the past few years the number of customers using the Globalstar service as well as the number of minutes used by those numbers has increased in the area of the southeastern U.S. as well as the Caribbean beyond Globalstar’s expectations.
Globalstar has upgraded is network infrastructure to increase its data monitoring service to the Middle East and Europe. Globalstar has also added remote asset tracking to its services. With a small device Globalstar can allow customers to track valuable equipment and materials from a PC based application. Globalstar’s future plans include adding an additional Gateway in northwest Canada which will greatly increase coverage in Alaska. Currently Globalstar provides extended coverage to the majority of Alaska. With the additional of this Gateway Globalstar will be able to provide full coverage everywhere below the 70th parallel in Alaska.
Globalstar provides satellite voice and data service with coverage from virtually everywhere in over 120 countries. For more information go to Globalcom Satellite Phones
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